Women-in-law : explorations in law, family, and sexuality /: explorations in law, family, and sexuality. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Julia Brophy, Carol Smart.
• Editors: Brophy, Julia; Smart, Carol
• Contents: Contributors Abbreviations 1. Locating law: a discussion of the place of law in feminist politics Carol Smart and Julia Brophy 2. In the name of protection: the policing of women in the First World War Lucy Bland 3. Legal subjects and sexual objects: ideology, law, and female sexuality Carol Smart 4. Battered women and the law: the limits of the legislation Kathryn McCann 5. Childcare and the growth of power: the status of mothers in child custody disputes Julia Brophy 6. Documenting the defendant: placing women in social inquiry reports Mary Eaton 7. Legal recognition of a woman’s right to choose Elizabeth Kingdom 8. What is happening to family law? A feminist critique of conciliation Anne Bottomley 9. Campaigning around family law: politics and practice Rights of Women, Family Law Subgroup Bibliography Name index Subject index
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 346.41013082; Women -- Legal status, laws, etc -- Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000737929; 9781000737912; 9781003329282
• Related ISBNs: 9781032359007
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